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Sitting at home on a working day was an unusual experience as I would
barely plan my holidays without a ‘to-do’ list. Reading, study-material or
writing would generally top my priority list followed by some house-cleaning or
wardrobe arrangements in a descending order. My newborn daughter suddenly
climbed up the top of the list for all valid reasons for a year. After a year,
a stage gradually came where I could get back to my ‘to-do’ things minding her
simultaneously. Yet, the last week it turned out to be an unusual holiday
without such a list. What stopped me from making the ‘to-do’ list was the potential that my
little daughter developed to throw all plans out of gear. I had taken similar
experiences on weekends. I would allocate some works to myself during the time
she would fall asleep and she would never sleep or get up earlier than
expected. Oh, my ‘bitter’ memories of baby scattering all the unclear stuff and
adding to my agonies were fresh. Hence last weekend, my ‘to-do’ list…

Patience is the best virtue, they say. Huh, not always we can be patient
enough to praise the value of patience. Moments come when want things spot on.
But... Things will not always move the way we want them to! Each of us knows
this. Hence, what’s the point in me telling you this, right? Well I don’t even
tell it to myself, therefore the possibility of telling it to any of you is
ruled out. Everyone must be reacting differently when it happens but waiting
for opportune moment is easier said than done. Whatever happens happens for the
good is another refrain that greets us every now and then and we really don’t
want to entertain when we are really down. It could be observed in many walks of life right from planning an outing
or taking key decisions like careers, business ventures, wedding or major
purchases like house or car. Once in winter, I was tempted to have an ice-cream. I was already
suffering from cold and my conscience knew ice-cream would have worsened the
matter. Yet, I hea…

I have been working with The Times of India for couple of years writing in–depth articles on varied subjects. Though it’s all occupied with news, life has so much happening beyond and above the news. Yeah, I have not seen too many summers but most certainly tried my best to tan it out in the fewer ones I have experienced. I am here because I fundamentally like to speak to people and also to hear them out. And why restrict ourselves to flippant talks when we can have more serious and sensible conversations? It can’t be sweet nothings when we think and analyse a little more, we know it’s much more difficult. It’s an open book where we can divulge everything that seems intricate in simpler and uncomplicated terms. Let’s collect beautiful pearls from the vast ocean and we know, we have so much to explore because it’s vast, deep and expansive. And pearls are precious because each of them comes straight from our heart and enriches our lives.